skittles_of_SDC 0 #26 January 1, 2010 QuoteOne more example to set this straight, Everyone was born at 0 years old not 1 year old. If you thing you were born 1 year old then you'll never catch up. I dislike this argument (which I've heard from various people) because the logic is faulty. If there weren't a year 0 (which there wasn't in those days at least for how they set up the calendar) then the children would start at 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #27 January 1, 2010 Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #28 January 1, 2010 as I have pointed out, the "year 0" thing doesn't matter. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amstalder 0 #29 January 1, 2010 Quote Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. What's worse is kids born in '92 are becoming legal this year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #30 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. What's worse is kids born in '92 are becoming legal this year Well in the state of IL they were already legal last year. Thank you IL for making the age of consent 17. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #31 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. What's worse is kids born in '92 are becoming legal this year After further research they were legal 2 years ago in your state. Go poach you some high school sophomores... I'm sure those guys know what they are doing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amstalder 0 #32 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. What's worse is kids born in '92 are becoming legal this year After further research they were legal 2 years ago in your state. Go poach you some high school sophomores... I'm sure those guys know what they are doing. EWWWWWWWW! That's YUCKY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #33 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Shit, you make me feel old. It's depressing seeing that kids born in like 1992 are in high school now. What's worse is kids born in '92 are becoming legal this year After further research they were legal 2 years ago in your state. Go poach you some high school sophomores... I'm sure those guys know what they are doing. EWWWWWWWW! That's YUCKY! Awww, you don't like fresh meat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,460 #34 January 4, 2010 Which means I was most likely in college when you (i.e. BikerBabe) were born Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #35 January 4, 2010 Quote Which means I was most likely in college when you were born Wendy P. Shut up, you're younger than meYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #36 January 4, 2010 If it weren't for our strange and pointless obsession with 'significant' dates (and ages!), we wouldn't be having this debate anyway. It's like the way we categorise decades by their fashion and music - the eighties, the nineties, the noughties - as if everything changes at the end of ten years instead of on a rolling basis. Odd, innit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #37 January 4, 2010 Quote fuck, i'm old. I was in HIGH SCHOOL when you were born. argh. *bangs head on desk* I'm sure that Airtwardo finds this just as hilarious as I do. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #38 January 4, 2010 QuoteOnce more folks. ALL of the numbers in our known universe come from 0 -9, not 1 - 10. It really isn't that hard to understand. WoooooHoooo! Stitch strikes a blow for common sense and logic. Common Sense and Logic: 1 Skittles: 0My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatmiser 0 #39 January 4, 2010 I voted 09 just to piss you off. What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgregory 0 #40 January 4, 2010 I picked 2000 - 2009. My logic being... It makes more sense to me that wY and I don't care what anyone says AKA MG Hammer Flying Hellfish #834 Son's Of Bacon #1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #41 January 4, 2010 QuoteQuoteOnce more folks. ALL of the numbers in our known universe come from 0 -9, not 1 - 10. It really isn't that hard to understand. WoooooHoooo! Stitch strikes a blow for common sense and logic. Common Sense and Logic: 1 Skittles: 0 Hate to break this to ya old man. But while common sense and logic may be the best answer, humans by nature don't always allow logic to dictate how things are done and therefore when they invent things (like the calendar) common sense and logic don't always prevail. 1 (the year at which the modern calendar starts) + 10=11. Therefore the new decade starts at the year 11, 21, 31... 2011, 2021, 2031 Stitch can give all the contradictory (and logical) examples he likes, unfortunately no amount of logic can change the fact there is a definitive answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #42 January 4, 2010 As I pointed out, the year 1 isn't significant anyway, since they screwed up the beginning of the calendar. Christ was actually born sometime around 4 or 6 BC, so the year 1 is insignificant. Might as well go with Logic and Common sense then, rather than looking back at the (screwed-up) beginning of the calendar. The real difference for practical purposes is that when you're writing out the date, you gotta put that "1" in there instead of a "0". So Stich is correct, both from the Logic standpoint AND from the common-usage standpoint. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #43 January 4, 2010 A decade is any period of 10 years. So depending when you start, you are right on both dates."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #44 January 4, 2010 Quote Quote fuck, i'm old. I was in HIGH SCHOOL when you were born. argh. *bangs head on desk* That's not old. Being 90 and pooping your pants is old My mom is freaking about me turning 20 this year, though. Says she's officially going to be an old lady when that happens. I cant help but laugh at her. She'll be 41. ACK, I'm old enough to be your mother! g"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #45 January 4, 2010 QuoteA decade is any period of 10 years. So depending when you start, you are right on both dates. Except there is no year zero, therefore the 10th year is always the last year of the decade.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #46 January 4, 2010 QuoteQuoteA decade is any period of 10 years. So depending when you start, you are right on both dates. Except there is no year zero, therefore the 10th year is always the last year of the decade. Its ANY 10 years, so it could be from 1999 to 2009 or from 2000 to 2010, its the same thing."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #47 January 4, 2010 Whether the year 1 is significant or insignificant is of no importance. The calendar still starts at year 1. You can't just say that because something isn't significant it didn't exist. For lack of a better example, neither you nor I are significant in the role of humanity as a whole but we still exist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadCone 0 #48 January 4, 2010 The first day of the month is the first (1). The first month of the year is January (1). The first year is 1. Therefore (in mm/dd/yyyy format)... The 1st decade is: 01/01/0001 to 12/31/0010 The 2nd decade is: 01/01/0011 to 12/31/0020 The 3rd decade is: 01/01/0021 to 12/31/0030 and so on until: The 198th decade is: 01/01/1971 to 12/31/1980 The 199th decade is: 01/01/1981 to 12/31/1990 The 200th decade is: 01/01/1991 to 12/31/2000 The 201st decade is: 01/01/2001 to 12/31/2010 The 202nd decade is: 01/01/2011 to 12/31/2020 The odometer may have rolled over in January but the 201st decade doesn't end until December. Also: The 1st century is: 01/01/0001 to 12/31/0100 The 1st century is: 01/01/0101 to 12/31/0200 The 1st century is: 01/01/0201 to 12/31/0300 ... The 19th century is: 01/01/1801 to 12/31/1900 The 20th century is: 01/01/1901 to 12/31/2000 The 21st century is: 01/01/2001 to 12/31/2100 And finally: The 1st millenium is: 01/01/0001 to 12/31/1000 The 2nd millenium is: 01/01/1001 to 12/31/2000 The 3rd millenium is: 01/01/2001 to 12/31/3000-- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #49 January 4, 2010 Since by tradition we use the birth of Christ, then the first decade was -5 to +4, second decade was 5 to 14 AD etc. It makes no more nor less sense. There was no year zero because back then they used the Roman Numeral system. They didn't adopt the Arabic Numeral system (with its number zero) until centuries later. For practical purposes in today's world, we have to put that number "1" in there when we write the date. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadCone 0 #50 January 4, 2010 Our calandar is loosly based on the birth of Christ. If it were precise, we'd celebrate Christmas on January 1st. What I can tell you is that right now where I'm at it is January 4, 2010 4:35pm. This puts me in the 2,010th year, the 201st decade, the 21st century, and the 3rd millenium with begining and end dates noted above. Since a decade refers to any 10 year period regardless of when it actually started, someone may celebrate a decade being "smoke free" on whatever date they gave up smoking. Someone may also celebrate the decade of the 'oughts' (2000 to 2009), but that's just celebrating there being a zero in the tens place digit of the year. If someone wants to celebrate the turn of the millenium (i.e., going from the 2nd to the 3rd), the turn of the century (from the 20th to the 21st), or the turn of the decade (from the 201st to the 202nd), then that would only happen when a year that ends in zero changes to a year ending in one.-- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
